Incidents

Mediterranean Sea
Crime & Piracy

Second Russian "shadow" tanker intercepted as EU crackdowns escalate

Reuters
A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel
Accidents

Independent inquiry finds Japanese school officials at fault for boating tragedy off Okinawa

Gareth Havelock
An Indian Coast Guard Aadesh-class fast patrol vessel
Accidents

One dead, one missing after fishing boat capsizes off Kerala, India

Gareth Havelock
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Offshore

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Hieronymus Bosch
Rescue boats comb the waters of the Kattegat just off the Swedish coast for any sign of a recreational vessel that had been struck by the Norwegian-flagged cargo ship Misje Verde on the night of July 28, 2026.
Accidents

Cargo ship captain arrested following deadly collision off Sweden

Jens Karsten
Passengers on the deck of the KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry, which caught fire off Madura Island on August 2, 2026.
Accidents

Rescuers search for 28 missing after Madura Island ferry fire

Reuters
Passengers on the deck of the KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry, which caught fire off Madura Island on August 2, 2026.
Ferry

Authorities: Five dead, 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire

Reuters
Map of border between the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and Morocco
Crime & Piracy

Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta following nightmare border rush

Reuters
Map of Oman
Incidents

UKMTO reports two tanker incidents off Oman

Reuters
Map of Red Sea
Shipping

Houthis deny plans to impose fees on ships sailing through Red Sea

Reuters
Libya Coast Guard rescues illegal migrants from Africa
Crime & Piracy

EU to establish Libyan maritime rescue centre to curb illegal arrivals

Reuters
Map of border between the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and Morocco
Crime & Piracy

FEATURE | Spain calls in the military after border controls break down in Ceuta

Reuters
A Bulgarian Border Police boat evacuates some of the passengers from the river cruise ship Viking Ullur after it ran aground on the Romanian side of the Danube River, July 28, 2026.
Accidents

VIDEO | Cruise ship runs aground while navigating Danube River in Romania

Gareth Havelock
Pilatus Marine after being refloated, July 30, 2026
Accidents

VIDEO | Cargo ship runs aground in Dardanelles off Turkey

Jens Karsten
A China Coast Guard vessel (representative photo only)
Search and Rescue

Rescuers find body of Vietnamese sailor who died after cargo ship sank near Spratly Islands

Jens Karsten
Energos Winter
Incidents

Egypt confirms drone strike set gas ships ablaze, perpetrators unknown

Reuters
Caspian Pipeline Consortium's SPM-3
Acts of War

FEATURE | Just two days after reopening, drone attacks shutdown Caspian Pipeline terminal again

Reuters
English Channel
Crime & Piracy

Attempted illegal English Channel crossing ends in three deaths

Reuters
Nigerian Navy personnel take the crew of the tanker Filia into custody on July 23, 2026, over allegations that the ship had illegally loaded crude worth around US$490,000.
Crime & Piracy

Nigeria detains foreign-owned tanker for alleged oil theft

Jens Karsten
Bulk carrier at the Port of Taman in Russia
Acts of War

Russia's Taman Port suffers infrastructure damage following drone strike

Will Xavier
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